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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S13.4 Sprain and strain of cervical spine

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S13.4 is the ICD-10 code for Sprain and strain of cervical spine. It is a four-character subcategory of S13 (Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments at neck level), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block S10–S19 (Injuries to the neck) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What S13.4 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Anterior longitudinal (ligament), cervical
  • Atlanto-axial (joints)
  • Atlanto-occipital (joints)
  • Whiplash injury

S13.4 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

S13.4Distorsion i halskotpelaren

  • S13.4AWhiplash-skada, WAD I
  • S13.4BWhiplash-skada, WAD II
  • S13.4CWhiplash-skada, WAD III
  • S13.4WAndra distorsioner i halskotpelaren än whiplash-skada
NorwayICD-10-NO

S13.4Forstuving og forstrekking i cervikalkolumna

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS134Distorsion i cervikale rygsøjle

  • DS134ADistorsio ligamenti longitudinalis anterioris cervicalis
  • DS134BTraumatisk torticollis
  • DS134CWhiplash-syndrom
  • DS134DDistorsio articuli columnae vertebralis cervicalis
  • DS134EDistorsio atlanto-axialis
  • DS134FDistorsio atlanto-occipitalis
  • DS134GCervikalt facetsyndrom
FinlandICD-10-FI

S13.4Kaularangan nyrjähdys tai venähdys

GermanyICD-10-GM

S13.4Verstauchung und Zerrung der Halswirbelsäule

FranceICD-10-FR

S13.4Entorse et foulure du rachis cervical

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S13.4distorsie van cervicale wervelkolom

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S13.4XXASprain of ligaments of cervical spine, initial encounter
  • S13.4XXDSprain of ligaments of cervical spine, subsequent encounter
  • S13.4XXSSprain of ligaments of cervical spine, sequela

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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